Bali Style (Style Book Series) [Paperback]

Rio Helmi (Author)

Book Description

Series: Style Book Series | Publication Date: April 30, 2003

Bali's culture is a blend of ancient traditions and influences from the outside world, with the Balinese sense of art expressed in their art and design, architecture and music. In this book, illustrations present a view of the architecture, interiors and objects that are the essence of Bali's style. From bamboo dwellings to contemporary Bali homes, from panoramic vistas to pictures of the elaborate stonework in Hindu temples - various aspects of this distinctive culture are examined.

Editorial Reviews

Review

More than 200 full-page color photos capture the essence of the Indonesian island's architectural and interior design style, which ranges from relatively primitive bamboo dwellings to classy contemporary homes. Bali art forms are also included in a beautiful, detailed coverage of the Indonesian island's culture, history, and art. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Indonesian-born Rio Helmi took up photography professionally in 1978 and spent the next five years working in Indonesian media. Since 1983 he has worked on a freelance basis for regional magazines, and his photographs have appeared internationally in GEO, The New York Times Magazine and Vogue. His work has also been published in numerous books including River of Gems: A Borneo Journal. He lives in Bali. Barbara Walter is a design consultant to several museums in the United States, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, and for twenty years was president of the international design firm Interior Design Concepts. Her love of Bali stems from a seven year period of living on the island. She now lives in Vermont and Florida.

Product Details

• Paperback: 234 pages
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson (April 30, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0500284156
• ISBN-13: 978-0500284155
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,474,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best of the Style books on Bali, June 12, 2000

By 

Renee Thorpe (Karangasem, Bali) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bali Style (Hardcover)

Excellent photos of the best houses, building materials, gardens, fabric, crafts, and architectural details in Bali. Very beautiful as a coffee table book, quite useful as a style reference book.

The text is very nicely written, without repetition or fluff; it serves mainly to illuminate the huge variety of photographs. In other words, the reader will learn a little about Balinese geography, sensibility and culture from Walker, but not in intricate detail or with scholarly authority. I read it cover to cover in a couple of days, and felt it was a decent grounding in Bali style.

Author, editor and photographer should be praised for finding examples of all kinds of Bali style: garish, sublime, fancy, plain, funky, sophisticated, folksy, casual, formal, sacred.

A solid overview, useful to decorators, architects, mere Bali fans.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasent weather, September 20, 2005

By 

C. S. Alzaga (argentina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bali Style (Hardcover)

This book is very usefull to all people who live in countries with sunny all year around climate,with a temperature never below 22·Celcius.Of course wind is out of question!!:
Is a very pleasent way of decorating in a different way your summer house,in a summer place..